"Mums
The Word"
Synopsis:
The three films center around a young pregnant girl
who’s caught up with whether or not she should keep her baby.
The
idea behind "Mums The Word" was partially conceived when I
wanted to make a short film with abstract visuals that portray life,
birth and death, displaying t in a provocative manner.
In
researching I found a news article that depicted a Pakistani woman and her
newly wed husband who were killed by her family for marrying the man she loved.
And in
another story about an Iranian child bride who killed her husband and sentenced
to death.
These
incidences made me more aware of the grief and unease that women go through in
totalitarian societies in certain countries the world. This added more
depth to the subject matter of my idea and how we take life for granted and how
we shouldn't deny a woman her rights.
FILM 1: The first film
shows her standing outside of a clinic, she takes a deep breath, walks in, she
later walks out of the clinic having gone through the operation.
She feels unsure if she made the right choice,
nonetheless it was her choice.
FILM 2: The second film
shows the girl is standing outside of the clinic but has seconds thoughts and
walks away, later she se her in a living room cradling a baby wrapped in a
blanket held in her arms showing that she decided in the end to keep her baby
and raise it herself.
She feels unsure if she made the right choice,
nonetheless it was her choice.
FILM 3: The
Third film shows the girl standing outside of an Orphanage/Foster
Home/Hospital, she takes a deep breath, walks in, later the baby is seen being
looked after by foster parents, the mother watches from afar.
She feels unsure if she made the right choice,
nonetheless it was her choice.
My Message I want to portray in the three films is
the different options a woman could take if they accidentally become pregnant.
The choice may be frowned upon and controversial there’s no right wrong answer,
only the choice of the mother to make.
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